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Speaker: Lorna Rose. First National Personality Disorder Congress, Birmingham, 19-20th November 2009.
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A project of The Zone
Thinking outside the box
What is Icebreak?
An early intervention service for young people (16-25 years) experiencing, or considered ‘at risk’ of developing, a personality disorder.
A service for young people…With damaging patterns of behaviour
With significant feelings of exclusion, detachment or not belonging
With a desire to explore positive coping strategies
Registered with GP in Plymouth & surrounding area
With no current or previous long term involvement with adult mental health services
With a diagnosis of personality disorder
Aims of IcebreakSupport young people to live healthy secure livesReduce inappropriate use of servicesReduce admissions to acute MH, prison and
forensic settingsReduce levels of suicide and self-harmImprove access to appropriate servicesSupport families and dependants of people with
PDIncrease levels of social inclusionDe-mystify the diagnosis of PD
The TeamMulti-disciplinary
Project Lead6 Care Co-ordinators Welfare rights workerAdministrator
External team support
- Clinical Lead
- GP with special interest in MH
- 2 Psychotherapists
What do we offer?Informal outreach approachTime & consistencyDesignated workerPersonal action plansSupport with practical issues Out of hours telephone serviceGroup workFamily /carer support
How do we work?
How do we work?
1. Care Co-ordinator / team
approach
2. Creative Engagement
3. Flexible Interventions
4. Endings
OutcomesSelf managementImproved self awarenessInformed choicesCoping strategiesSelf acceptanceStronger support networksMeaningful activity
Groupwork
Young women’s group
Fishing
The FutureDeveloping service user participationDevelop groupwork Improving inter-agency collaborationAwareness raising with other agenciesIndependent researchStudent placementsVolunteers
Questions?
1. What other challenges might a young person such as Angela with emerging signs of PD face in accessing services for support
2. What challenges might a worker face in utilising an Early Intervention approach with Angela?
